Autumn Geese - A Musical and Visual Journey of Unrestrained Freedom and Soaring Ambition

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"Autumn Wild Geese" is a brilliant gem in the treasure house of ancient Chinese guqin music. It is not only renowned worldwide for its profound and distant artistic conception, but also has become a classic work passed down by later generations due to its unique artistic charm and profound ideological connotation. This guqin piece was first recorded in the "Xianqi Mi Pu" of the Yuan Dynasty. It is one of the longest guqin pieces after "Guangling San". The entire piece consists of 36 sections, each with a title and lyrics, demonstrating the author's superb artistic conception and rich imagination.

Autumn Geese - A Musical and Visual Journey of Unrestrained Freedom and Soaring Ambition

It is said that the piece "Autumn Wild Geese" was composed by Guo Chuwang, a lute player of the Southern Song Dynasty, or by Zhu Quan, a member of the royal family of the Ming Dynasty. Whoever created this piece undoubtedly endowed it with a special symbolic meaning. By depicting the magnificent scene of wild geese flying south in autumn, "Autumn Wild Geese" not only conveys a spiritual aspiration for free flight and breaking free from constraints, but also embodies the emotional world of ancient literati and scholars who felt unappreciated and held themselves in high regard.

From a musical perspective, the melody of "Autumn Wild Geese" is grand, simple and powerful, with a rhythm that rises and falls dramatically, as if leading the listeners on a thousand-mile migration journey. During the listening process, one seems to feel the force that soars into the sky and pierces through the clouds, as well as the determination to escape the hustle and bustle and pursue spiritual freedom. This sentiment of boundless openness and lofty aspiration flows between the strings, touching the heartstrings of every listener.

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Guqin (pinyin: Gǔ Qín) is a traditional Chinese musical instrument with a history of at least 3,500 years. Guqin is also known as Yaoqin, Yuqin and Seven-stringed Qin. The guqin has 13 emblems that mark the rhythm, and is also a ritual and musical instrument. It belongs to the silk in the octave. Guqin has a wide range, deep timbre and long aftertone.

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